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WhaT iS CleanTeCh VenTure SeMinar?
Cleantech Venture Seminar
Cleantech Venture Seminar
The IESE Cleantech Venture Seminar is an annual investment forum oriented to generate deal-flow with select earlystage
cleantech entrepreneurs and Europe’s finest venture capital firms with an investment focus on clean technologies.
The objective of the seminar is to provide a venue for promising cleantech entrepreneurs to network with and
pitch for funding in front of venture capital firms. Additionally, we aim to introduce attendees to some of the latest trends
in cleantech and to the methodologies of venture capitalists.
Trends in Cleantech and Venture Capital funding Friday, February 25 – 10:45-12:00
Cleantech related businesses have witnessed a dramatic increase in consumer and financial interest during
recent years. However, amidst the global financial downturn and after the failure of Copenhagen, will
this interest remain? How will the cleantech start-up scene change and what elements will drive this transition?
Will financing options remain stable? This panel will access the collective wisdom of European Venture
Capital leaders to describe the latest trends and market developments in cleantech.
Speakers: Arun Jayadev – Principal, Wellington Partners (Speaker and Moderator)
Orni Petruschka – Serial Entrepreneur
Yvette Go – Investment Manager, SET Venture Partners
Bernhard Mohr – Investment Manager, BASF Venture Capital GmbH
panel Coordinator: Francesc Gómez-Landero (MBA 2011)
entrepreneur pitches
The second part of the Cleantech Venture Seminar will feature select cleantech entrepreneurs, who will
pitch for funding in short presentations of 8 minutes followed by Q&A from venture capitalists. We will feature
6 promising firms and 10 investor companies. This year’s participating venture capital firms include
some of the finest in European cleantech. The venture capital firms invited this year are Active Venture
Partners, Aster Capital, BASF Venture Capital, Capricorn Venture Partners, DeMeter Partners, Finaves,
SET Venture Partners, SI Capital, Sofinnova Partners and Wellington Partners.
At the conclusion of the entrepreneur presentations, the 10 judges will vote on and select one outstanding
company for the IESE Cleantech Venture Award.
JuDging VC firMS
Active Venture Partners BASF Venture Capital DeMeter Partners SET Venture Partners Sofinnova Partners
Aster Capital Capricorn Venture Partners Finaves SI Capital Wellington Partners
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